Disabled Tour Guides Help Privileged Families Cut Lines at Disney

Want to feel sick to your stomach? Listen to this: The New York Post reports that privileged families are employing disabled tour guides for the specific purpose of cutting long ride lines at Disney theme parks.

Indeed, the elite vacationers hire wheelchair-bound "family members" to help them skip the long line of kids and their parents waiting to enjoy rides at Disney. And get this: The cost to employ a line cutter can be more than $1,000 for an eight-hour day!

Disney's policy is to allow up to six family members to accompany a disabled guest to a more convenient entrance rather than having to sit in lines that can surpass the two-hour mark.

While baking in the sun for hours waiting to enjoy a ride that will last just minutes does not sound like fun (especially with young kids in tow), Disney does offer other options. A VIP tour guide costs $300 an hour, but you will speed through the lines in a less despicable manner.

Still, the moms who have used disabled tour guides seemingly see nothing wrong with this practice. In fact, they proudly boasted about their accelerated day at Disney in the New York Post article.

As a mom-of-two who plans to take her kiddos to Disney World next spring, I can't imagine resorting to this. That being said, when I was a kid we took my grandmother along to a theme park and because of her wheelchair we skipped plenty of long lines. Let's just say we loved our grandma that day!

Still, waiting in long lines seems to be part of the deal when you plan to visit a popular destination like Disney. The idea of "beating the system" by partnering up with a wheelchair-bound stranger is just too low.

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